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Nope, most people are "social justice warriors" because they actually care about other people. We're not all secretly harboring boiling resentment on the basis

Nope, most people are "social justice warriors" because they actually care about other people. We're not all secretly harboring boiling resentment on the basis of race / creed / gender / etc. that we're suppressing for pragmatic reasons.

kefka 10y ago
> Nope, most people are "social justice warriors" because they actually care about other people. We're not all secretly harboring boiling resentment on the basis of race / creed / gender / etc. that we're suppressing for pragmatic reasons. No. Most people are apathetic and/or do not want to get involved in others issues. I've seen it, but you need not trust what I say. Go look up bystander effect. Some people, especially on the extreme left, have developed this victim attitude where everything affronts them, no matter what. It's something I've coined, but it reminds me of the "Victim of the Week", similar to how some tv shows have "monster of the week". Certain causes are 'cooler' than others. And the worst part is if you don't keep up with what you should be affronted to, then the rest of the group will disavow and oust you as "racist, homophobic, sexist, ...." The extreme right did learn one thing: no matter how different many are (blue dog all the way to tea partier), they don't oust you for having different beliefs within their continuum. ObOnTopic: Well, they did indeed give a reason. "Asian". Yeah, it's pretty damn offensive. I certainly wouldn't do that. But I'm sitting between "Well, racism sucks. Fuck em", and "It's their right as householder to decide who comes in and who doesn't, regardless the reason." And sometimes, it's nicer to know if they are a racist. Perhaps AirBNB should put that field in there, and allow people to show their true colors. A bit of sunshine usually helps disinfect problems like that.
- sangnoir 10y ago
  > The extreme right did learn one thing: no matter how different many are (blue dog all the way to tea partier), they don't oust you for having different beliefs within their continuum. You might be forgetting/not aware of the terms 'RINO', or more recently: 'Cuckservative' which are used by the right to disparage others on their continuum. Politics is getting more polarized on the left and the right. See also: recent Freedom Caucus actions.

kefka 10y ago

> Nope, most people are "social justice warriors" because they actually care about other people. We're not all secretly harboring boiling resentment on the basis of race / creed / gender / etc. that we're suppressing for pragmatic reasons. No. Most people are apathetic and/or do not want to get involved in others issues. I've seen it, but you need not trust what I say. Go look up bystander effect. Some people, especially on the extreme left, have developed this victim attitude where everything affronts them, no matter what. It's something I've coined, but it reminds me of the "Victim of the Week", similar to how some tv shows have "monster of the week". Certain causes are 'cooler' than others. And the worst part is if you don't keep up with what you should be affronted to, then the rest of the group will disavow and oust you as "racist, homophobic, sexist, ...." The extreme right did learn one thing: no matter how different many are (blue dog all the way to tea partier), they don't oust you for having different beliefs within their continuum. ObOnTopic: Well, they did indeed give a reason. "Asian". Yeah, it's pretty damn offensive. I certainly wouldn't do that. But I'm sitting between "Well, racism sucks. Fuck em", and "It's their right as householder to decide who comes in and who doesn't, regardless the reason." And sometimes, it's nicer to know if they are a racist. Perhaps AirBNB should put that field in there, and allow people to show their true colors. A bit of sunshine usually helps disinfect problems like that.

sangnoir 10y ago
> The extreme right did learn one thing: no matter how different many are (blue dog all the way to tea partier), they don't oust you for having different beliefs within their continuum. You might be forgetting/not aware of the terms 'RINO', or more recently: 'Cuckservative' which are used by the right to disparage others on their continuum. Politics is getting more polarized on the left and the right. See also: recent Freedom Caucus actions.